Skyway Tuffs...ooooh how I use to long for a pair of those during the '80s

14th Feb 2011

I used to have that exact one!!

Original Poster

14th Feb 2011

rugman

Retrotastic !!Love itSkyway Tuffs...ooooh how I use to long for a pair of … Retrotastic !!Love itSkyway Tuffs...ooooh how I use to long for a pair of those during the '80s

Me too mate, had a night burner might buy this and show the kids today how its really done.

14th Feb 2011

The original

14th Feb 2011

Yeah I had the mag burner ( blue and yellow) with the competition oval tubing , then fitted it with Z rims, the wheels you could bend in half.. I would just love to buy this bike.... Ohh the times I had... Lol

I went a little crazy, and imported some Skyway Tuff graphites from the US. The bike was a beast, but I ended up dismantling the thing and selling the parts off individually. I miss it. ;_;

14th Feb 2011

my mate collects these the orginals from the 80s he has around 15 of the orginal ones he was very lucky with some somehow he managed to get some in the orginal boxs that wernt even built from a store that went bankrupt ages ago ..ill tell him about this deal he may buy one to add to his collection

14th Feb 2011

rugman

The original

thats frickin cool, i had a second hand diamond back at one point but was a bit young to know it was any good, it got stolen

14th Feb 2011

I use to dream of owning one of these

but actually owned one of these

14th Feb 2011

so very tempted but the missus says i will stupid on 1 now im 6ft and 16 stone:(

14th Feb 2011

i did n't have one of these above but picked up one of these today from Argos Detour 21 inch great mens bike at £139.99 seems to have all the bits and not too heavy !!!

14th Feb 2011

leekickass

so very tempted but the missus says i will stupid on 1 now im 6ft and 16 … so very tempted but the missus says i will stupid on 1 now im 6ft and 16 stone:(

get the detour instead i'm 17 stone and 6 foot 2 ha ha

14th Feb 2011

gaswatkins

get the detour instead i'm 17 stone and 6 foot 2 ha ha

Blimey Grandad. that really is retro (_;)

14th Feb 2011

proper-bo

if you had 1 of these you where spoilt

Is that the Harry Leary turbo? If so, I had one.

rugman

I use to dream of owning one of these

I had the PK Ripper in black.

14th Feb 2011

i had a striker-grifter-chopper........................ironhorse...sad times lol then came the maverick

14th Feb 2011

proper-bo

if you had 1 of these you where spoilt

A 'Harry Leary Turbo' ! Very cool.

It's amazing how fragile true old school BMXs look when you compare them to their modern counterparts. Waaaay cooler though...

14th Feb 2011

My next door neighbour had redline flites. They cost more than my entire bike

14th Feb 2011

proper-bo

also in blue and white (its no diamondback … also in blue and white (its no diamondback tho)[url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fstatic%2FProduct%2FpartNumber%2F3322493%2FTrail%2Fsearchtext%253ERALEIGH%2BBURNER.htm]http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3322493/Trail/searchtext%3ERALEIGH+BURNER.htm[/url]

That's no old school though as that has breaks that run through the head but it's a much better bike but I would still have the original if you grew up in the 80's you either had a burner or wanted one, I prefered the old White burner but they came in all colours but this is the most recognizable.

Great nostalgia hot.

14th Feb 2011

I've still got my Redline 500a. Got it in 1984. I spent 2 years restoring it to new condition. Now my 13 year old daughter rides it.

14th Feb 2011

Some kids came over from the next town and one had a PK Ripper. Remember being in awe of it!

The Argos Burner's frame looks more like a Firebird Freestyler, which I snaffled 2nd hand in the early 90's. Happy Days!

14th Feb 2011

Memories.... lol, can't beat the old Raleighs...

First decent bike was grifter, then an Ultra burner (got Z-rims for it as the alloys buckled really quickly), then I got a Redline, finally a Mountain bike. Thanks for the nostalgia

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14th Feb 2011

original was miles better than this one

14th Feb 2011

sidesey

Memories.... lol, can't beat the old Raleighs...First decent bike was … Memories.... lol, can't beat the old Raleighs...First decent bike was grifter, then an Ultra burner (got Z-rims for it as the alloys buckled really quickly), then I got a Redline, finally a Mountain bike. Thanks for the nostalgia :)]

now were talking....8)

14th Feb 2011

rugman

Blimey Grandad. that really is retro (_;)

yep my bones aint what they used to be !!!

14th Feb 2011

lr73

original was miles better than this one

You mean the grifter was different? Yeh, it was a long time ago, but doesn't quite look the same in pic I posted before. I think it was a lot chunkier.

14th Feb 2011

Super Tuff Burner for me. Gold with black skyways. It was amazing.

Original Poster

14th Feb 2011

Anyone remember the Raleigh Bomber around the same time as the Grifter lol.

14th Feb 2011

Smurf666

Super Tuff Burner for me. Gold with black skyways. It was amazing.

And that's the one I wanted too, did look sweet, it was quite a bit more though if I recall correctly.

14th Feb 2011

Used to have the the night burner wth the oval frame,bought some pegs for the back as well,thst thinkin back were huge,like a couple of telegraph poles hangin off the back.........used to watch bmx beat on a sat morning then go out and do my thing.....anyone remember bmx beat

14th Feb 2011

I had the Ultra Burner as well myself.

14th Feb 2011

Wow! Some of these bikes really bring back some good memories of growing up in the 80's!!!I used to dream of owning a Mongoose Supergoose but had to make do with a black/yellow Falcon Pro!

Nick

14th Feb 2011

sidesey

And that's the one I wanted too, did look sweet, it was quite a bit more … And that's the one I wanted too, did look sweet, it was quite a bit more though if I recall correctly.

I had a gold super tuff burner with black skyways, it was a duller gold than this one though and had the oval frame. Wish i still had it !

15th Feb 2011

i had a puch murray chromolly frame from halfords with mag wheels,damm they were heavy anyone find a photo of one would love to reminisce

15th Feb 2011

The old ones were bad enough but the new ones are unbelievable....V brakes, and that disgusting looking frame, dropouts like dinnerplates and weighing in at over 35lb!

I bought a Night Burner about 10 years ago for £25, sold it soon afterwards. I had an Aero as a kid and could never afford the best bikes, only one kid in our area had a Mongoose, other than that all Raleighs. The short toptubes, 1" headset and slack headangle make them almost unrideable compared to a new school BMX.

I realise people are voting for nostalgia but if anyone was really thinking of riding a BMX properly or encouraging their kid to do so any bikes not made by a proper BMX company are a waste of time.

15th Feb 2011

Out of stock available for delivery extra £5 gutted anyone got free del voucher for argos?